News & Events

The
School of Health and Medical Sciences' (SHMS) Department
of Athletic Training sponsored the student-run "Seton Hall Athletic
Training Day" on Friday, March 15, in recognition of National Athletic
Training Month. Students from local high schools in Clifton and Roxbury
attended the campus program focused on providing invaluable information
to those interested in a career in athletic training.

The theme of the program coincided with the awareness message of the
National Athletic Trainers' Association, affirming “Every Body Needs an
Athletic Trainer.” The daytime event in the Main Lounge of the campus’s
University Center featured lectures, workshops and games to enhance
student education on various aspects of athletic training.

SHMS faculty member Dawn Maffucci, MA, ATC, LMT, CEAS I, director of
clinical education in the Department of Athletic Training, opened the
event with an engaging presentation on the current state of athletic
training. This informative discussion provided an update to students on
constantly evolving traditional and non-traditional settings within
athletic training. Katie Reynolds, MS, ATC, NASM-CES, an athletic
trainer for the Somerset Patriots baseball team, delivered the second
lecture on the vitalizing role of an athletic trainer in professional
sports.

Current graduate students in the Master of Science in Athletic
Training program also led hands-on workshops that involved taping,
bracing, rehabilitation and functional movement screenings. The
exciting event concluded with a fun competition among the high school
students based on what they learned throughout the day. The enthusiasm
of the young attending students showed their level of interest and
commitment to athletic training as a potential profession.